Five Easy Ways to Deter Poultry Lice & Mites

Five Ways to Deter Poultry Lice and Mites Naturally

There are several types of poultry lice and mite parasites that love infecting chickens Primarily carried by visiting wild birds or rodents, they can also be introduced if you unknowingly add infected full-grown chickens to your flock, and they can tracked into the coop on shoes too

You’ll want to be vigilant about poultry lice and mites Not only can they make life uncomfortable for your flock, but if they get out of control, they can cause anemia and reduce egg production as well Here’s how to be on lookout for chicken

Managing Mites & Lice with Coop Recuperate™

I remember the very first time we raised chickens I wasn’t “all-in” if you will, for a few different reasons First off, our flock was fully grown when we got them We didn’t start from the chick stage They weren’t the cute little balls of fluff that we could play with and get to know their personalities So, naturally, we didn’t have that bond Second, they were so stinky, dirty and dusty and none of those things appealed to me Lastly, I had read about chicken mites and lice Everyone pause and take a deep breath I was mortified